Bacillus in Gram staining
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‘Gram Positive Bacilli (GPB)‘ is also called Gram Positive Rods (GPR) bacteria which retain crystal violet dye and stain blue or purple on Gram’s staining. The most common medically important bacteria of GPR are Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae, Listeria monocytogenes, Nocardia asteroides, Actinomyces israelii, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus, Bifidobacterium species, Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Clostridium species.
The list of Gram Positive Bacilli or Rods is as follows-
| S. No. | Bacteria |
| Medically Important GPR/GPB | |
| 1. | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| 2. | Mycobacterium leprae |
| 3. | Listeria monocytogenes |
| 4. | Nocardia asteroides |
| 5. | Actinomyces israelii |
| 6. | Bacillus anthracis |
| 7. | Bacillus cereus |
| 8. | Bifidobacterium spp. |
| 9. | Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
| 10 | Clostridium botulinum |
| 11. | Clostridium difficile |
| 12. | Clostridium perfringens |
| 13. | Clostridium tetani |
| Less Important GPR/GPB | |
| 14. | Rhodococcus equi |
| 15. | Arcanobacterium spp. |
| 16. | Corynebacterium jeikeium |
| 17. | Corynebacterium urealyticum |
| 18. | Eggerthella species |
| 19. | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
| 20. | Eubacterium species |
| 21. | Gardnerella vaginalis |
| 22. | Gordonia spp. |
| 23. | Lactobacillus spp. |
| 24. | Mycobacterium abscessus |
| 25. | Mycobacterium avium |
| 26. | Mycobacterium bovis |
| 27. | Mycobacterium chelonae |
| 28 | Mycobacterium fortuitum |
| 29. | Mycobacterium kansasii |
| 30 | Mycobacterium marinum |
| 31. | Propionibacterium acnes |
| 32. | Rhodococcus equi |
| 33. | Tropheryma whippeli |
| 34 | Tsukamurella spp. |
| 35. | Turicella otitidis |
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